Jarell R.O. Myers, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety and
obsessive compulsive disorder using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) based techniques.
Not exact matches
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, involves unwanted thoughts («obsessions») and accompanying behaviors called compulsions that patients
use to reduce anxiety.
Prognosis is a medical term
used in treatment settings based on a medical model, or when a teen is being treated for a mental health
disorder, such as depression or
obsessive -
compulsive disorder (OCD).
Her areas of expertise include anxiety and panic
disorder, agoraphobia,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder and depression by
using a short term model called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT.)
Exposure therapy is a commonly
used and effective treatment for anxiety
disorders, including posttraumatic stress
disorder,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, and phobias.
Deisseroth's team has
used this technique to ease signs of anxiety, depression and
obsessive -
compulsive disorder in mice.
The stimulator had previously been
used to treat depression,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia, in addition to epilepsy.
Complex computer modeling demonstrates that
obsessive -
compulsive disorder patients learn about their environments but don't
use that information to guide their actions
Researchers
used a variation on deep - brain stimulation (DBS) in their experiments, a well - established treatment to diminish the shaking present in Parkinson's disease that is also showing promise in other conditions including depression and
obsessive -
compulsive disorder.
Scientists around the world have
used optogenetics to reveal the brain circuitry underlying normal neural function as well as neurological
disorders such as autism,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, and depression.
They are
used to study brain
disorders such as Parkinson's disease and
obsessive compulsive disorder.
They are also
using fMRI and MRS to examine functional and neurochemical abnormalities in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex in patients with severe
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
The lab
used MRS in a preclinical study of SAPAP3 knockout mice — which model aspects of human
obsessive compulsive and related
disorders (OCRD)-- to determine whether these mice exhibit neurochemical abnormalities found in humans with OCRD.
The creative
use of neuroimaging and other techniques is helping McLean scientists better diagnose and develop new treatments for a range of conditions including substance
use disorders, neuropsychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, major depression, post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD),
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
UCLA neuroscientist encourages the
use of exercises to challenge people with
obsessive compulsive disorder to confront what bothers them most.
According to the Gravity Blanket's original Kickstarter campaign, these blankets can be
used «to treat a variety of ailments, including insomnia, post-traumatic stress
disorder,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder, as well as circumstantial stress and prolonged anxiety.»
Inositol supplements have also been
used successfully in the treatment of bulimia, binge eating, and
obsessive -
compulsive disorder (Gelber et al. 200137; Fux et al. 199638).
SSRIs are
used for depression and
obsessive -
compulsive disorder.
Why they're prescribed: While antidepressants are typically
used to treat depression, they're also frequently prescribed for anxiety
disorders, eating
disorders,
obsessive compulsive disorder, chronic pain, smoking cessation and some hormone - mediated
disorders, such as severe menstrual cramps.
Or, if you aren't interested in dating, you can
use OCD OCD OCD Passions solely as a
Obsessive -
Compulsive Disorder focused social network, since it has all the major features found on large social networking sites.
The new edition of the DSM (DSM - V), the handbook
used by mental health professionals, now lists
compulsive hoarding as its own
disorder, rather than as a subset of
obsessive -
compulsive disorder.
In this page - turner, Stevens touches on serial killing, the debate of nature versus nurture (bad blood), the
use of the internet to disseminate information,
obsessive compulsive disorder, and the rights of adopted children and birth parents.
I know OCD has become a slang term for perfectionism, but
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a very real and painful psychological disorder, and it's disrespectful to those who suffer from it to use the term so c
Disorder is a very real and painful psychological
disorder, and it's disrespectful to those who suffer from it to use the term so c
disorder, and it's disrespectful to those who suffer from it to
use the term so casually.
Nicholas Dodman, an animal behaviorist and veterinarian at Tufts University in Medford, MA, says a drug currently
used to treat dementia in humans is helpful in treating an animal form of
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, but so far no pharmaceutical company has opted to develop it for the pet market.
Similarly to
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and psychosis, social anxiety has been trivialised by its
use in the vernacular and mistaken for a desire to avoid interaction.
It is
used to treat a number of conditions, including depression,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder (OCD), panic attacks, posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) social anxiety
disorder and premenstrual dysphoric
disorder.
Topamax This drug is frequently prescribed for epilepsy and migraines, as well as the off - label
uses, including treatment of bipolar
disorder, obesity, bulimia, neuropathic pain,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and alcoholism.
I follow evidence - based protocols when appropriate,
using CBT and exposure therapy; e.g., with
obsessive compulsive disorder, panic
disorder or phobias.
«Voted a Top Therapist in Washingtonian Magazine's most recent (2009) survey of DC practitioners, I specialize in treating
obsessive -
compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, and other anxiety problems
using cognitive - behavioral therapy (CBT).
These relationships have led me to focus on the treatment of: anxiety, depression, relational communications, work place stressors, substance
use / abuse, attachment
disorders, emotional regulation issues, self image, family systems, ADHD, grief and loss, parenting,
obsessive /
compulsive behaviors, impulse control, mood
disorders and relational conflicts.»
The importance of
using reliable and valid symptom measures of
obsessive -
compulsive disorder (OCD) in both research and clinical settings is widely recognized.
A 45 - item, self - report measure
used to assess the severity of anxiety within six subgroups (generalised anxiety, panic / agoraphobia, social phobia, separation anxiety,
obsessive —
compulsive disorder and physical injury fears) alongside providing an overall anxiety score.30 An analysis of the internal consistency of the SCAS31 produced a coefficient α of 0.92 and a Guttman split half reliability of 0.90.
Hispanics had higher rates than African Americans of panic
disorder,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, and substance
use other than alcohol or marijuana
disorders.
My specialties are
Obsessive -
Compulsive Disorder and
using Cognitve - Behavioral techiques on various issues»
She specializes in the
use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure therapy in treatment of pediatric anxiety and
obsessive -
compulsive disorder (OCD).
These problems include attention deficit
disorder; externalizing problems such as aggression, anger, conduct
disorder, cruelty to animals, destructiveness, oppositional behavior and noncompliance, and drug and alcohol
use; internalizing problems such as anxiety, depression, excessive clinging, fears, shyness, low self - esteem, passivity and withdrawal, self - blame, sadness, and suicidal tendencies; symptoms of post-traumatic stress
disorder such as flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety and hypervigilance, sleep disturbances, numbing of affect, and guilt; separation anxiety; social behavior and competence problems such as poor problem - solving skills, low empathy, deficits in social skills, acceptance, and perpetration of violence in relationships; school problems such as poor academic performance, poor conduct, and truancy; somatic problems such as headaches, bedwetting, insomnia, and ulcers; and
obsessive -
compulsive disorder and other assorted temperamental difficulties.
In a study, it was found that
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, pornography and abuse are among the common instances in the
use of mobile phones [6].
My professional experience includes providing therapy to teens and adults dealing with a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, substance
use, relationships, parenting, marriage and family related issues.
Diagnoses include anxiety
disorders (panic
disorder, agoraphobia without panic
disorder, specific phobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety
disorder, posttraumatic stress
disorder,
obsessive -
compulsive disorder, separation anxiety
disorder), mood
disorders (major depressive
disorder, dysthymia, bipolar I and II
disorders), a series of four
disorders that share a common feature of difficulty with impulse control (intermittent explosive
disorder, oppositional - defiant
disorder, conduct
disorder, attention - deficit / hyperactivity
disorder), and four substance
use disorders (alcohol abuse, drug abuse, alcohol dependence, drug dependence).
Compulsions - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) can be
used to address
compulsive behaviors of
Obsessive -
compulsive Disorder (OCD) or other compulsions by teaching new ways of thinking and developing coping tools to manage emotions and urges.